إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِإِيمَـٰنِهِمْ ۖ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ 9
Translations
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure.
Transliteration
Inna alladhina amanu wa 'amilu al-salihat yahdihim rabbuhum bi-imanihim tajri min tahthihim al-anhar fi jannat al-na'im
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah assures believers that those who have faith and perform righteous deeds will be guided by their Lord through their faith, and they will enter gardens of bliss with rivers flowing beneath them. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that divine guidance (hidayah) is granted to the sincere believers as a reward for their faith and good works, while the rivers symbolize abundance, joy, and the eternal blessings of Paradise.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Yunus, a Meccan chapter revealed during the early Islamic period when the Prophet faced significant opposition from the Quraysh. The surah's broader context addresses the consequences of belief and disbelief, providing encouragement to the struggling early Muslim community by promising divine guidance and eternal reward for the faithful.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent' (Sahih Bukhari). Additionally, in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet emphasized that actions are judged by intentions, linking faith to righteous conduct as interconnected elements of spiritual success.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that genuine faith must be accompanied by righteous actions—belief without works is incomplete. For modern readers, it serves as motivation to maintain integrity in both spiritual conviction and daily conduct, knowing that sincere faith and good deeds are pathways to divine guidance in this life and eternal felicity in the next.